I'm on a kick here about merlot, as you can see from my last post. The much-maligned grape has once again drawn the focus of Eric Asimov of the NY Times, only this time he goes into much greater detail...

Rose is a wine that is finally gaining the respect it rightfully deserves in this country. A dry, crisp, higher-acid rose is the ideal partner for summer entertaining, especially if you like to have guests over and offer a series...

Rose is a wine that is finally gaining the respect it rightfully deserves in this country. A dry, crisp, higher-acid rose is the ideal partner for summer entertaining, especially if you like to have guests over and offer a series...

Rose is a wine that is finally gaining the respect it rightfully deserves in this country. A dry, crisp, higher-acid rose is the ideal partner for summer entertaining, especially if you like to have guests over and offer a series...

I went to a great vertical tasting recently and will post about it shortly. It brought up a very interesting question -- what is the optimal way to taste a vertical? Do you drink the oldest first, figuring your palate...

I went to a great vertical tasting recently and will post about it shortly. It brought up a very interesting question -- what is the optimal way to taste a vertical? Do you drink the oldest first, figuring your palate...

I went to a great vertical tasting recently and will post about it shortly. It brought up a very interesting question -- what is the optimal way to taste a vertical? Do you drink the oldest first, figuring your palate...

Eric Asimov, wine writer for the New York Times, has a very insightful and informative blog called The Pour. This week he tackles one of my major peeves, notably that Merlot, despite the heights of grandeur it can attain in...

Eric Asimov, wine writer for the New York Times, has a very insightful and informative blog called The Pour. This week he tackles one of my major peeves, notably that Merlot, despite the heights of grandeur it can attain in...

Eric Asimov, wine writer for the New York Times, has a very insightful and informative blog called The Pour. This week he tackles one of my major peeves, notably that Merlot, despite the heights of grandeur it can attain in...

Recently a small group of us went to the International Beer Festival San Francisco which was held at Fort Mason. Since we'd been there before, and especially since our intrepid guide Alex (aka, Brew Magellan) was adamant that we study...

Recently a small group of us went to the International Beer Festival San Francisco which was held at Fort Mason. Since we'd been there before, and especially since our intrepid guide Alex (aka, Brew Magellan) was adamant that we study...

Recently a small group of us went to the International Beer Festival San Francisco which was held at Fort Mason. Since we'd been there before, and especially since our intrepid guide Alex (aka, Brew Magellan) was adamant that we study...